On the banks of Danshui.

Gongsun Yan led 70,000 Chu troops all the way, and then at sunset, he ordered the army to rest in place.

Soon, after Gongsun Yan had dinner, Deng Lingguang came to Gongsun Yan's side and said hesitantly: "General, General Zhuang Ji asks to see you." ”

Gongsun Yan smiled when he heard this: "Ben Jiang thought he would come the day before yesterday, but I didn't think he would be able to endure until now, it seems that he is more calm than Ben Jiang expected." ”

As he spoke, he responded: "Let him go to the shore of Danshui to see the general." ”

"No."

Not long after, Gongsun Yan personally took a torch and came to the shore of Danshui leisurely, where Zhuang Ji had been waiting for a long time.

Seeing Gongsun Yan arriving alone, Zhuang Ji immediately bowed and said, "General." ”

"Hmm!" Gongsun Yan nodded, then walked to Zhuang Ji's side, and looked at the flying Danshui by the dim light of the torch, and was silent for a long time.

Seeing this, Zhuang Ji frowned, then set his eyes on the dark distance, standing quietly in place, without saying a word.

Long.

Gongsun Yan twisted his neck, moved his stiff body, and then let out a long sigh: "Alas, it's not good for people to be old and not accept old age, I think that at the beginning, when Ben General was as young as General Zhuang, I could stand in place all day without the slightest fatigue." Now, just standing for a while, my body can't hold on. ”

Zhuang Ji heard the words and said: "The rhino head should be strong and strong..."

Gongsun Yan didn't wait for Zhuang Ji to finish speaking, then interrupted: "The old body, the old man knows it very well, maybe in my lifetime, this is my last battle." ”

Zhuang Ji closed his mouth tightly when he heard this.

Then, Gongsun Yanyou smiled and asked, "General Zhuang asked to see the general, but what is the matter?" ”

When Zhuang Ji heard this, he remembered Gongsun Yan's words, and shook his head: "General, Ji Fangcai has been standing for a long time, and his body is a little tired, so he accidentally forgot it!" ”

"Forgot?" Gongsun Yan smiled and shook his head: "The general has not forgotten, if the general is not bad, the general is here to ask the general, why in the past few days, the army has stopped at sunset every day, and only started to march after dawn every day!" ”

Zhuang Ji heard Gongsun Yan's words of old age and frailty, so he didn't plan to mention it, but now Gongsun Yan took the initiative to mention it...

So, Zhuang Ji immediately turned straight and responded: "The general's eyes are like torches, and he is here tonight for this matter." ”

Saying that, Zhuang Ji arched his hand and said: "General, now the Qin army is retreating to Shangyong, and the Chu army in the south is slowing down the movement of the Qin army. At this time, our army immediately marched day and night, and rushed to Hanshui in advance to intercept the Qin army, why was the general not in a hurry at all, and the march was only fifty miles in one day, which was too slow.

I am worried that when our army arrives at Hanshui, I am afraid that the Qin army has already arrived in Shangyong, so why don't the Qin army retreat? In this way, the battle that the general and the king painstakingly planned was not for the sake of the mountains and nine thousands, and the success fell short.

Yes, I came to ask the rhinoceros for advice! ”

Gongsun Yan laughed: "The general knows that the plan to lure the enemy deep into the country was planned by the king and the general, so why doesn't the general think that now, the general is slowing down, which is also part of the plan!" ”

Zhuang Ji was stunned, his heart was shocked, he thought for a long time, bent down and asked, "Please give the general advice." ”

Gongsun Yan sighed when he heard this: "The reason why the general is puzzled by this is because the general only pays attention to the battlefield, but does not see the battlefield, the difference between this ordinary famous general and a famous general who seeks to strengthen the country lies in this." ”

Saying that, Gongsun Yan looked at Zhuang Ji and said in a deep tone: "With the talent of a general, in time, he will definitely be able to become a famous general of Chu State, but if you want to be a famous general for the country, the general is still a lot behind." ”

As soon as Zhuang Ji heard Gongsun Yan's intentional guidance, he immediately bowed and said, "Please give the general advice!" ”

Gongsun Yan nodded, and then spoke: "If the general really wants to intercept the Qin army in Hanshui, then the general will mobilize the people of Xiyi and the soldiers of the whole army to build a raft when the water is in Xishui, and two days of work will be enough to obtain a raft for the 70,000 army." Then the army went down the river, and in one day's effort, it could rush to the Han River to intercept the Qin army.

However, Ben will take this time-saving and labor-saving approach, and instead lead the army down the Dan River, do you know what this is for? ”

Zhuang Ji shook his head slowly.

"That's because, at this moment, there is no need for my Chu State to fight a decisive battle with the Qin State, or the Chu State is not ready to fight the Qin State."

Zhuang Ji pondered when he heard this: "But rhinoceros, at this time, my Chu State does not need to fight a decisive battle with the Qin State, just cut off the retreat of the Qin army, and attack back and forth, which can greatly break the Qin army and greatly weaken the strength of the Qin State." In this way, our Chu State will have no worries about the Qin State for more than ten years. ”

"You're right." Gongsun Yan nodded, and then then asked, "But then?" ”

"And then?" Zhuang Ji looked at Gongsun Yan hesitantly, isn't this result obvious? Why ask?

Gongsun Yan shook his head and said: "If the Qin army is trapped, then the Qin army will inevitably take the battle of the trapped beast, and then a tragic war will inevitably break out between Qin and Chu, and it is true that the final winner of this war will be our Chu State." However, the result is also bound to be a crushing victory, a lose-lose situation.

Moreover, because the Qin army has troops left in Shangyong, with the current strength of our army, it is difficult to recapture Shangyong Hanzhong. Working hard but getting nothing in vain, this is a taboo for soldiers. ”

Saying that, Gongsun Yan smiled and said: "This is also what Korea wants, Gong Zhongxuan will take those remnants of the defeated army to the west, and go straight to Korea, instead of containing me in Xishui and buying time for the Qin State." Its purpose is nothing more than to hope that both Qin and Chu will lose.

For more than a year, after the defeat of Danxi, our Chu State lost nearly 100,000 elites, and in the defensive battle of Chencheng, the elite soldiers were killed and wounded more than 100,000. If we wait here and defeat the Qin army again, then even with the strength of the Chu State, it will be difficult to bear. ”

Speaking of this, Gongsun Yan suddenly stopped, and then said silently in his heart: The army here, the king of Chu will be of great use in the near future, and it should not be wasted here.

At this time, Zhuang Ji was silent for a moment, and then asked, "Dare to ask the rhino head, if we let this Qin army go back, what will be the result?" ”

"Then my Chu State will have two more allies, Qin State and South Korea." Gongsun Yanxiao explained: "This Gongzhong extravagance betrayed both Zhu Li and Gan Mao at the same time, and he will inevitably be jealous of the Qin State. Qin and Han turned against each other, and South Korea will inevitably fall to our Chu State. At the same time, in order to quickly return to Shangyong, the Qin State must give up a big tail and survive with a broken tail. The strength of the Qin State has been damaged, and it will inevitably seek peace with our Chu State.

In addition, as long as our Chu State guards the two places of Danxi and Xiangyang, then the Qin State will have no chance to take advantage of it, so the Qin State will be a great threat to the Three Jin Dynasty, seriously restraining the strength of the Three Jin Dynasty.

A weakened Qin State, which is not in the current interests of our Chu State.

This is how our Chu State and Qin State are not allied and allied. ”

Gongsun Yan paused, and then said, "As long as my Chu State is not defeated by the Qin State this time, my strength will still exist." Then after the Qi and Wei countries learned of this news, they would inevitably withdraw their troops immediately, and then send envoys to take the initiative to make peace with our Chu State.

Therefore, this is the reason why the main force of the Qin army is returned and only the tail of the Qin army is taken..."

Not long after, Gongsun Yan stood on the shore, looked at Zhuang Ji's departing back, and muttered to himself: "It's a pity, it's not Jing Que who came tonight!" ”